title: UltraPulse--simulating a human arterial pulse with focussed airborne ultrasound.
abstract: Medical simulators provide a risk-free environment for trainee doctors to practice and improve their skills. UltraPulse is a new tactile system designed to utilise focussed airborne ultrasound to mimic a pulsation effect such as that of a human arterial pulse. In this paper, we focus on the construction of the haptics component, which can later be integrated into a variety of medical procedure training simulators.
authors.forename: G M Y
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Hung
authors.forename: N W
authors.initials: NW
authors.lastname: John
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hancock
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Gould
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hoshi
mesh_terms: D000669:Amplifiers, Electronic; D001158:Arteries / Q000502:physiology*; D006339:Heart Rate / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic / Q000295:instrumentation*; D013016:Sound; D014159:Transducers